The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-24

militia. through.---PinkeFton S--What-
shall I call them?n She asked. Cries
of "Assassins," "Murderers,n y ~ = Nur-,
Tderirig thieves" az leave theysafihg of
bad words to the gentlemen. said the.
speaker. She thought Henry George
did not gofar enough that he did not
see the evil of the money system, she
declared that under it a workingman
mightbe slave on q free land. Mrs
Todd closed with g feryent APPEAL for
INN ediate and harmonious orgahiza
ton. She was heard with intense
qualification, and given a rousing vote
OF thanks.
3 C1SotNNAu,s February 28.4It was an
hour after the time for convenIng this
morning when the Chair called about
one-haf the delegates OF the National
Labor Convention to order. The other
half was either busy at committee work,
or was disinclinedsto early DIRK. 81
On notion of Mrs. Sew rance wis
consin) the rules were suspended and
Crocker (Kansas) was permitted to ex-
plain the Oklahoma moYsment and TO
.present a preamble and resolution in
regard to that matter. Crocker pro
ceedrd TO read preamble recit'ng the
action of Congress with reference to the
acquiring of that ground; its grant to
railroad company, and its subsequent
forfeiture, and declaring that this land
is now IN possession of a vast cattle
syndicate by undue influence of United
States courts, army and other officers,
and closed by a resolution severely
Censuring the action of the present
administration. and demaning the
passage of the DOW pending Oklahoma
bill; and if this Congress does
not pass this bill, then requesting the
President to convene Congress in extra
session to pass the bill. Mr.. Croker
went on to speak of the wrongs against
Oklahoma gcolonists His point was
that the railroad corporatiop and cattle
syndicate were holding posse ssion OF
that country by the powers OF mill
tary mob. He would not call 1t mill
tary; it was military mob. He pic
tured thu pt aceful purposes of the set
Tiers, anxious to get homes. and the
gross outTages inflicted ON them ar
ested subjected to indignities and in one
case resulting in death to the wife OF
one of those men seeking home. He
closed with the hope that his resolu-
tons. when presented for action, would
be adopted without dissenting vote.
After discussion the resolution went TO
the committee. .y
CINCINNATI, O., February 23.-At the
afternoons session, Mr.. Waters (llll-
nois), offered a motion that the Chair
shall appoint com mittee of i've on
permanent organization to take charge
Of the organization OF the new party
throughout the country.
The Chair decided the motion out OF
order at this time.
Eaton (Illinois), by unanimous con-
sent, offered a scheme for the organiza-
ton OF the new party, outlining the
plans for local organization, and &C
companiedit with ex plantations.
The committee on platform reported
the following preamble:
The delegates of various industrial and
reform political organizations, have; as
sembled from thirty one States and Terri
tories on this anniversary of the birth of the
Father of his country, to view the situation
of public affairs and advise proper action.
General discomfort prevails on the part OF
the wealth producers-farmers are suffering
from poverty which has forced most ofthe1a
to mortgage their estates; the prices of pro-
duets are so low as to offer no relief, except
through bankruptcy; laborers are sinking
into greater and greater dependence; strikes
are reported without bringing relief
because of the inability of the employers in
many cases to pay living wages, while more
| and more are driven into the streets. The
! business men find collections almost i'm
possible; meantime hundreds of millions of
| idle public money, which is needed for re-
| lief, is locked up in the United States
| Treasury in grim mOckery of the distress.
Land monopoly lOurishes as never. before.
and more and more owners of the soil are
| daily becoming tenants. Great transporta
ton corporations still succeed in extIrting
! their p offs upon Watered stock through
unjust charg, S. The United States Senate
! has become an open scandal, its seats being
! purchased by the rich in open defiance of
| the popular will. A trif1ing fishery dispute
is seized upon as an excuse for squandsring,
public money upon unnecessary military
preparations, which are designed to breed a
spirit Of war, to ape Euro can despotism
and to empty the Treasury without paying
the public debt
Under these and other alarming
conditions, we appeal to the pe0-
pie of this whole country, to come
out OF the old party organizations,
whose Indifference to the public welfare is
responsible Tor this distress, and shelPus TO
organize a new political party, not sectional
but national; whose members shall be
called cOmmoners. whose object shall be to
repeal all the class laws in favor of the rich.
md relieve the distress of our industries by
establishing the following principles:
,sesseS the natural, inalienable right to suf- |
hcient land for sef support, and we desire |
TO secure every industrious citizen home, |
as the result of free institutions To this |
end we demand a graduated land tax GA all |
large estates, especially those held fprspecu- |
lative or tenant purposes, and the reclana-
ton ofall unearned land grants; the imme- |
diate opening of OSlahama to homestead |
Settlemen'; the purcha of ali unOccupied |
Indian lands, ana a settlement with the |
various RIDES upon lands in severalty; also |
laws prev entiUg corporations from ac-
curing real estate beyond the re-
quirements of their business, and |
alien ownership Of land; The systems of |
irrigation IL the States and I rritories |
where necessary, shall be under such public |
control as shall secure free and equitable |
use oil the waters and branches 10 the peo- |
pie.
Secon 1-TTansporta of com
and transportation should be |
owned or controlled by the people, as is the !
U United States postal system, and equit4b e |
rates everywhere eS abliShed.
Third-MOney.-Th establishment of q |
national monetary syst m in the interest of !
the producer, instead of the Spectator and |
u>urer. by which the circulating medium in |
quaint Y and fun legal tender |
shall be issued directly TO tue people. with |
Ut the intervent on of banks and loaned to |
the cities, upon ample security, at a low rate |
OF interest, to relieve them from tho ext1r. |
tiOnS OF uSury, and enable them 70 CONTROL